How severe is CVE-2026-22245?

CVE-2026-22245 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity none, and availability none.

Is CVE-2026-22245 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (17th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2026-22245?

CVE-2026-22245 affects Joinmastodon Mastodon. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.

How do I fix CVE-2026-22245?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.

Does CVE-2026-22245 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?

Yes. CVE-2026-22245 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2026-1674.

When was CVE-2026-22245 published?

CVE-2026-22245 was published on 2026-01-08 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

CVE-2026-22245

CVE-2026-22245 is a high-severity vulnerability in Joinmastodon Mastodon with a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-918.

Key facts

Severity: High (CVSS 3.x base score 7.5)
CVSS v4: 7.1
EPSS exploit prediction: 0% (17th percentile)
Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
EU (EUVD) id: EUVD-2026-1674
Weakness: CWE-918
Affected product: Joinmastodon Mastodon
Published: 2026-01-08
Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. By nature, Mastodon performs a lot of outbound requests to user-provided domains. Mastodon, however, has some protection mechanism to disallow requests to local IP addresses (unless specified in `ALLOWED_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES`) to avoid the "confused deputy" problem. The list of disallowed IP address ranges was lacking some IP address ranges that can be used to reach local IP addresses. An attacker can use an IP address in the affected ranges to make Mastodon perform HTTP requests against loopback or local network hosts, potentially allowing access to otherwise private resources and services. This is fixed in Mastodon v4.5.4, v4.4.11, v4.3.17 and v4.2.29.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-22245?: Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server based on ActivityPub. By nature, Mastodon performs a lot of outbound requests to user-provided domains. Mastodon, however, has some protection mechanism to disallow requests to local IP addresses (unless specified in `ALLOWED_PRIVATE_ADDRESSES`) to avoid the "confused deputy" problem. The list of disallowed IP address ranges was lacking some IP address ranges that can be used to reach local IP addresses. An attacker can use an IP address in the affected ranges to make Mastodon perform HTTP requests against loopback or local network hosts, potentially allowing access to otherwise private resources and services. This is fixed in Mastodon v4.5.4, v4.4.11, v4.3.17 and v4.2.29.
How severe is CVE-2026-22245?: CVE-2026-22245 has a CVSS 3.x base score of 7.5, rated high severity. It is exploitable over network with low attack complexity, requires no privileges and no user interaction. Impact on confidentiality is high, integrity none, and availability none.
Is CVE-2026-22245 being actively exploited?: It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 0% (17th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
What products are affected by CVE-2026-22245?: CVE-2026-22245 affects Joinmastodon Mastodon. See the affected-products list for the exact vulnerable versions.
How do I fix CVE-2026-22245?: Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround. Given its high severity, prioritise patching exposed systems.
Does CVE-2026-22245 have an EU (EUVD) identifier?: Yes. CVE-2026-22245 is tracked in the ENISA EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD) as EUVD-2026-1674.
When was CVE-2026-22245 published?: CVE-2026-22245 was published on 2026-01-08 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

Affected products (1)

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